NOTHING
ADJECTIVES
1844 ► absolutely nothing → NEITHER HILT NOR HAIR → Eng. dial.
1857 ► nothing whatever (of someone) → NEITHER HIDE NOR HAIR (OF SOMEONE)
1905 ► not one → NARY → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1969 ► absolute zero; nothing → CALVIN → US Air Force Academy cadets’ sl. (Bk.)
2000 ► no; nothing → NANN → African-American sl.
ADVERBS
1893 ► nothing → NENTI → circus usage
1904 ► nothing → STUBBS → cant (Bk.)
INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
1597 ► no part; nothing → NEITHER LEG NOR ARM → obs.
1768 ► neither one thing nor another; hence, absolutely nothing → NEITHER EECHIE NOR OCHIE → NEITHER EECHIE OR OCHIE → NEITHER EECHY NOR OOCHY → Sc.
1825 ► nothing of the kind → NOUGHT OF THE MAKE → Eng. dial.
M19 ► nothing in comparison with → NOT A CIRCUMSTANCE → US sl.
1878 ► nothing → NEITHER BACK NOR EDGE → Eng. dial.
1905 ► good for nothing → NOT WORTH SHUCKS → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1910 ► nothing! → DAMN-ALL! → sl.
1928 ► nothing at all; no money whatever → NOT A BEAN → sl.
1930 ► nothing at all, esp. of money; absolutely penniless → NOT A BRASS RAZOO → Aust. & NZ sl.
1930 ► absolutely nothing; a derisory amount → NOT A SAUSAGE → sl.
1997 ► no; nothing; none → NANTOISALE → UK sl.
1997 ► no; nothing; none → NANTOISE → UK sl.
1997 ► no, nothing, none → NANTS → UK sl.
NOUNS
897 ► nothing, nought → NAUGHT → arch.
L14 ► nothing, next to nothing → AMBS-ACE → sl.
1559 ► nothing, nought → NAUGHTS → obs. rare
1670 ► something foolish or ridiculous; nonsense; a mere nothing; a useless trifle → FADOODLE → obs.
1789 ► nothing, no → NICKS → NIX → UK sl.
1821 ► nothing → LUKE → sl.
1825 ► a mere nothing; a worthless trifle → QUINKINS → Sc.
M19 ► nothing; nonsense → BEANS → US sl.
M19 ► not very much, if anything at all → FAT LOT → sl.
M19 ► nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for “I have none” → NANTE → NANTEE → NANTI → NANTY → NENTI → sl.
M19 ► nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for “I have none” → NANTOIS → sl.
M19 ► nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for “I have none” → NANTOISETTE → sl.
M19 ► nothing, esp. nothing to eat → WIND PUDDING → US sl.
1862 ► nothing, esp. nothing to eat → AIR PUDDING → US sl.
1884 ► nothing whatever → NO NOTHING → UK sl.
1885 ► nothing whatsoever → NE’ER-BE-LICKIT → Sc.
1891 ► nothing → NAUNT → Eng. dial.
L19 ► zero, nothing → OXO → sl.
20C ► taking it easy and doing nothing → MAORI PT → NZ sl., offensive
20C ► nothing; Sweet Bugger All → S.B.A. → sl.
20C ► nothing; Sweet Fuck All; politely, Sweet Fanny Adams → S.F.A. → sl.
1900 ► nothing at all; zero → ZIP → US sl.
1910 ► nothing; that which does not exist → SOLDIER’S SUPPER → Amer. sl.
1914 ► emphatically nothing; anything → DAMN-ALL → US sl.
1914 ► nothing, anything meaningless, nonsense, rubbish → F.A. euphemism for ‘fuck-all’
1914 ► nothing at all → FANNY → UK sl.
1914 ► nothing, anything meaningless, nonsense, rubbish → FANNY ADAMS → euphemism for ‘fuck-all’
1914 ► nothing; none → NADA → US sl.
1916 ► nothing; something of no account or consequence → FIGURE NINE WITH THE TAIL CUT OFF → Amer. dial.
1916 ► nothing at all; the least thing → FUCK-ALL → sl.
1919 ► absolutely nothing → SWEET FANNY ADAMS → euphemism for ‘fuck all’
1920 ► a point at which nothing is happening → DEAD CENTRE → Amer. sl.
1920 ► none, nothing → FANAD → army sl.
1921 ► very little; nothing → BUGGER-ALL → sl.
1922 ► nothing; something of no value → SHIT → Irish sl.
1927 ► nothing to eat; nothing → AIR PUDDING AND WIND SAUCE → US sl.
1930 ► an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless → DOODLEY → DOODLY → US sl.
1930 ► nothing, zero → DOODLEY-SQUAT → DOODLY-SQUAT → sl.
1933 ► emphatically nothing; anything → HELL-IN-ALL → Amer. sl.
1934 ► absolutely nothing → BALLS → US sl.
1934 ► nothing, zero → SQUAT → US sl.
1938 ► no money; nothing at all; a derisory amount → NOT A SAUSAGE → UK sl.
1940 ► nothing (whatsoever) → BUPKES → BUPKIS → sl.
1940 ► nothing → NAF → NAFF → sl.
1940 ► nothing, nil → NIBSHIT → US sl.
1940 ► nothing → ZILCH → US sl.
1950 ► nothing → DOODEY-SQUAT → DOODY-SQUAT → sl.
1959 ► nothing → DAMN-ASS-ALL → US sl.
1961 ► nothing whatsoever; ‘Bugger All’ → B.A. → UK sl.
1961 ► nothing whatsoever; ‘Bugger All’ → SWEET B.A. → UK sl.
1963 ► nothing → DIDDLY-SQUAT → US sl.
1965 ► zero; nothing → ZOT → US sl.
1966 ► something, the worst thing, nothing → EPPIS → Amer. dial.
1969 ► emphatically nothing; anything → HELL-ALL → Amer. sl.
1970 ► none, nothing; ‘fuck-all’ → NAFF ALL → euphemism
1970 ► a complete nothing; a waste → SHEERNA → US sl. (Bk.)
1980 ► nothing whatsoever → CALF-SLOBBER → sl.
1989 ► nothing → NERTS → sl.
1990 ► anything at all, nothing → AYLESBURY (DUCK) → euphemism, rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’
1990 ► a very small amount; nothing → ZIP SQUAT → US students’ sl.
1993 ► nothing at all → ZIPPITY-DOO-DAH → US sl.
1993 ► nothing → ZIPPO → US sl.
1994 ► nothing at all → ZIPPOLA → US sl.
1995 ► nothing → JACK SHIT → US sl. (Bk.)
1997 ► nothing; nothing at all → CHUFF ALL → UK sl.
2002 ► nothing, nothing at all → ARSE ALL → Brit. sl.
2007 ► nothing → BOG-ALL → UK sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1579 ► one who does nothing → NIHILAGENT → obs.
VERBS
1674 ► to reduce to nothing; to annihilate → BENOTHING → obs.
1880 ► to say nothing → DARK IT → sl.
1903 ► to accomplish nothing → MAKE A BLOB
1927 ► to do nothing → HELP ANDY → Amer. dial.
1960 ► to do nothing → BUY COTTON → Amer. dial.
1960 ► to do nothing; to lapse into a totally apathetic and passive state → VEG (OUT) → sl.
1995 ► to get nothing → GET A GOOSE EGG → US sl. (Bk.)
20C ► to idle, to do nothing → KNOCK DOG → W. Indies
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